33 Quotes by Emmett Shear

The most common mistakes are showing people your product- don't show them your product, it's sort of like telling them bout a feature.

The pool of people you care about is going to shift over time.

People don't like silence, so they'll keep talking to fill the void.

The instant they say something you don't expect or already know, you should drop into detective mode.

The most interesting things you learn in an interviews come from the: 'interesting', 'tell me more'

Recording interviews is like magic. a) It stops you from taking notes in the middle and b) you can play that recording for people.

The other mistake I think people make is talking to who's available rather than talking to who they need to talk to.

I wish I could tell you the recipe for figuring out who the target user is for your product and who your users should be, but... there isn't a recipe. It comes down to think really hard and use your judgement to figure out who you're really building this for.

A goal of Twitch is to be wherever gamers are, whether its on laptops and handheld devices or integrated into gaming consoles and software.